Plateros
Bourgeois, 1879
net-winged beetles
Plateros is a large of ( ), with over 900 worldwide and 47 currently described species. It is the largest genus in its family and belongs to the tribe Platerodini. The genus has a wide distribution across the Americas, Africa, and Asia, including Sri Lanka, Indochina, Korea, and Japan. Members are predominantly found in tropical regions, with some species extending into temperate zones.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Plateros: //pləˈtɛroʊs//
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Habitat
Montane tropical forests; have been collected at elevations ranging from 740 m to 1400 m in protected areas. Specific collection sites include Bach Ma National Park in Central Vietnam (1250–1400 m) and Nui Pia Oac Nature Reserve (850–1300 m).
Distribution
Americas, Africa, and Asia including Sri Lanka, Indochina, Korea, and Japan. Absent from Greater Antilles, Madagascar, New Zealand, Melanesia/Polynesia; only one in Australia; in Palaearctic restricted to southeast.
Behavior
Attracted to light; collected using light funnel traps.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Review of the genus Plateros Bourgeois (Coleoptera; Lycidae) from Sulawesi
- New species of Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 (Coleoptera, Lycidae) from Hainan Island, China.
- The genus Plateros Bourgeois, 1879 (Coleoptera, Lycidae): Two new species from Central Vietnam.